Detention Officer Certification

This 188 hour Detention Officer Certification Course will present the basic standard operating procedures for local confinement facilities and develop the role and responsibilities of professional detention officers.

Apply information of a prisoner’s legal and constitutional rights to administrative operation of the detention facility, composition of disciplinary sanctions, use of force and civil liability to officers

Identify and cope with stressful situations

Maintain personal and detention facility security

Deal effectively with inmates

Process incoming prisoners

Transport prisoners safely

Profile characteristics of a potential suicide

Respond to inmates in crisis situations

Develop the ability to respond to a physical attack to ensure the safety of officers and inmates